The expansion
Duration of war 74 days Battlefield area 150 km
The Forces
Indian army 20,000 Infiltrators 1,500
The Artillery Use
Guns (100 Bofors) 300 Shells fired (daily) 5,000 Tonnage (tonnes/day) 15,000
The Air Power
(MiG-21, Mig-27, Mirage-2000 and combat helicopters were used )
Strike missions 550 Reconnaissance 150 Chopper sorties 2,185
The Toll
Indian soldiers Killed 407 Injured 584 Pak infiltrators killed 696
The Cost Of War
Total (Rs crore) 1,110
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